Qaraghandy — Qa·ra·ghan·dy or Ka·ra·gan·da (kăr ə gən däʹ, kə rə ) A city of central Kazakhstan southeast of Astana. Founded in 1857 as a copper mining settlement, it is now the center of a coal industry. Population: 596,000. * * * or Karaganda City (pop.,… … Universalium